Ice-holding device



W. D. BARTON.

ICE HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICA'HON FILED MAY 28. 1921.

1,410,238. 4 Patented Mar. '21, 1922'.

WARREN D. BAR-TON, 0F WACO, TEXAS.

ICE-HOLDEN DEVIGE.

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Application filed May 28 T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVAnnnN D. BARTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waco, in the county of McLennan and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Holding Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification, ref erence being had to theaccompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to devices for holding ice upon running-boards ofvehicles.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is hingedly connected to the running-board of a vehicleand which embodies a prong which may either be shifted so it extendsupwardly to engage in a cake of ice to be held on the running-board, orshifted downwardly so that it is concealed and out of the way when notin use,

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is extremely simple in construction and cheap tomanufacture in order that the same may be rendered practicable for use.-7

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter embodying a plate having means whereby it may be hingedlyconnected to the running-board of a vehicle, said plate being providedwith a prong which, through the hinged connection of the plate to therunning-board, may either be directed upwardly or downwardly through therunning-board, as desired.

ther objects and advantages of the in vent-ion will become apparentthroughout the course of the following description,

In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration Ihave shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein likereference characters designate like parts throughout:

Figure l is a perspective view showingan ice holding device constructedin accordance with my invention applied to the runningboard of avehicle;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview through the ice holder andrunning-board; and

Figure 3 is a plan view of the ice holder in the operative position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the running-board 10 ofthe vehicle is shown as provided with an elongated slot 11. Secured tothe upper surface of the Specification of Letters Patent.

iatented Mar. 21, 1922.

, 1921. Serial No. 73,265.

running-board 10 is a plate 12 having, an elongated slot 13 coincidingwith the slot 11 of the running-board. To this plate, as at 14:, ishingedly connected a second plate 15 having extending outwardly fromthat surface thereof which engages the plate 12, a sharpened member 16,which is secured to the plate 15 by means of riveting or the like.

It will be obvious that by shifting the plate 15 about the pivot thereofthe prong or piercing member 16 may be directed uppermost so that itwill provide a holding means for a cake of ice, the elongation of theslots 11 and 13 permitting passage of the prong durin shifting of theplate. l Vhen, however, it is desired to secrete the prong, the platesare arranged in the position shown in Figure 2, and, as clearlydisclosed in this figure, the prong 16 is so arranged that it can causeno damage to persons entering or leaving the vehicle. It willfurthermore be obvious that the construction as hereinbefore set forthpermits of permanent attachment of the ice holding member to the vehiclerunning-board and accordingly insures against a loss thereof whichcommonly occurs where some small device, which is detachable, is

employed for holding ice upon the runningboard.

Many changes being possible in the shape, size and arrangement of thevarious parts of the device as hereinbefore disclosed without in anymanner departing from the spirit of my invention, I do not limit myselfto the specific structure thereof except as herein after claimed.

What I claim is:

1. In a device for, holding ice upon the running-boards of vehicles, aplate connected to the running-board and shiftable to oppose oppositefaces thereof to the running-board, and a retaining spike extendingoutwardly from one of sald faces.

2. In a device for holding ice upon the running-boards of vehicles, acombination with a vehicle having an opening formed therein, of a platepivotally connected to the running-board of the vehicle and having aspike extending outwardly from one face thereof, said plate beingshiftable about the pivot point thereof to position said spike withinthe opening of the running-board.

3. The combination with a running-board having an opening formedtherein, of a plate likewise having an opening formed therein secured tothe running-hoard and having the openmgthereof coinciding with theopenlng of the running-hoard, a second plate pivot ally connected to thefirst named plate and provided upon What is the face thereof opposingthe first named plate when the plates are in folded relation with anoutstanding spike, said spike, when the plates are infolded relation,extending through the opening of the first named plate an d of therunningboard.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature.

WARREN D. BARTON.

